Boilermakers salary by location

National median: $76,410 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
LocationTypeMedianvs nationalEmploymentYear
San Francisco, CAmetropolitan$135,290+77.1%502025
CAstate$118,150+54.6%7202025
Los Angeles, CAmetropolitan$110,370+44.4%3202025
Chicago, ILmetropolitan$109,640+43.5%902025
Toledo, OHmetropolitan$107,780+41.1%402025
Buffalo, NYmetropolitan$106,790+39.8%2025
MSstate$105,910+38.6%2802025
Minneapolis, MNmetropolitan$105,430+38.0%2025
Farmington, NMmetropolitan$101,250+32.5%2025
NMstate$101,200+32.4%3002025
Detroit, MImetropolitan$100,110+31.0%2025
ILstate$99,730+30.5%1102025
MIstate$98,220+28.5%2025
WIstate$97,590+27.7%1702025
MNstate$96,190+25.9%1402025
WAstate$95,200+24.6%1902025
St. Louis, MOmetropolitan$94,640+23.9%402025
Pittsburgh, PAmetropolitan$91,420+19.6%1002025
INstate$91,410+19.6%1702025
Cleveland, OHmetropolitan$90,980+19.1%302025
COstate$89,350+16.9%402025
IDstate$88,400+15.7%702025
Philadelphia, PAmetropolitan$86,910+13.7%1402025
PAstate$86,850+13.7%2602025
OHstate$85,550+12.0%3002025
NHstate$85,470+11.9%602025
NYstate$84,770+10.9%4102025
IAstate$82,470+7.9%502025
New York, NYmetropolitan$82,420+7.9%3302025
NJstate$82,410+7.9%2802025
CTstate$80,360+5.2%502025
MOstate$78,550+2.8%1002025
AZstate$77,940+2.0%1702025
WYstate$77,900+2.0%302025
OKstate$77,750+1.8%2025
New Orleans, LAmetropolitan$77,290+1.2%1202025
Houston, TXmetropolitan$77,090+0.9%1,1702025
ARstate$76,810+0.5%502025
TXstate$75,750−0.9%2,3402025
SCstate$74,840−2.1%2025
KYstate$74,810−2.1%1502025
Baton Rouge, LAmetropolitan$74,730−2.2%6802025
LAstate$73,980−3.2%1,2202025
Beaumont, TXmetropolitan$73,060−4.4%2302025
KSstate$72,170−5.5%702025
Lafayette, LAmetropolitan$70,720−7.4%1102025
FLstate$69,790−8.7%4002025
Virginia Beach, VAmetropolitan$68,350−10.5%902025
VAstate$67,540−11.6%1502025
Huntington, WVmetropolitan$67,010−12.3%302025
Corpus Christi, TXmetropolitan$64,660−15.4%1702025
GAstate$64,200−16.0%2025
Atlanta, GAmetropolitan$64,200−16.0%2025
Tulsa, OKmetropolitan$64,110−16.1%2025
Decatur, ALmetropolitan$64,060−16.2%302025
Birmingham, ALmetropolitan$64,000−16.2%2025
WVstate$63,850−16.4%302025
ALstate$63,570−16.8%1802025
NVstate$61,430−19.6%702025
TNstate$51,810−32.2%1802025
Knoxville, TNmetropolitan$51,430−32.7%502025
NCstate$49,720−34.9%1502025
MDstate$42,250−44.7%302025
PRstate$29,120−61.9%1202025